With the end of the 2020 Apple Autumn Conference yesterday, many netizens have received the upgrade push information released by the official version of Apple iOS 14. Upgrading from iOS 13.7 to iOS 14 requires downloading a 2.75GB file package. The most important thing is that it still supports the iPhone 6s-level old machine. As the iPhone 12 is delayed, it seems that the old phone can still support it.
With the official release of Apple's iOS 14, many users of old models have already completed the upgrade, and the overall feeling is still quite big.
At present, I just have an old iPhone 6s Plus machine in my hand, but I still don’t dare to upgrade, because to be honest, the IOS felt quite smooth when it was first installed, but after all, it is an old machine for so many years. You will feel a stutter, so today when the official version of Apple iOS 14 is released, I advise users of old models to be careful to upgrade.
iOS 14 updates the core user experience of the iPhone, including major updates to the App and other new features. The official version of Apple iOS 14 is released, and the update log is as follows:
New widget
Redesigned widgets can be placed directly on the home screen
Small, medium and large size widgets allow you to choose the amount of information to be displayed
Widget stacking can make full use of the main screen space, while "smart stacking" utilizes device-side smart technology to display appropriate widgets in a timely manner
The widget library includes all available widgets for you to browse and choose
The redesigned Apple widgets include: weather, clock, calendar, news, maps, fitness, photos, reminders, stock market, music, videos, reminders, memos, shortcuts, battery, screen time, files, podcasts and Siri suggestions
App Resource Library
"App Resource Library" automatically organizes all your apps by category
The "Recommendation" category uses device-side smart technology to display the App you may be looking for based on factors such as different times of the day or location
The "Recently Added" category displays the apps that have been downloaded from the App Store recently and the light apps that have been launched recently
The main screen page can be hidden, just tap the dot at the bottom of the screen in the dither mode, and you can go directly to the "App Resource Library" after hiding
Compact design
Incoming phone calls and FaceTime calls are displayed as banners at the top of the screen
The compact design of Siri allows you to seamlessly start the next task while viewing the information on the screen
"Picture in Picture" allows you to watch a video or make a FaceTime call while using another App
information
Sticky conversations allows you to keep up to nine favorite message conversations at the top of the list
"Mention" allows you to directly message the individuals in the group chat
"One-line response" allows you to reply to a specific message and see all related information in a separate view
Group photos can be customized to create a common group appearance
Emoji
Added 11 new hairstyles and 19 headwear styles for you to customize my expression
New simulant emoticons that can send punches, hugs or blush emojis
Six new age options
New mask option
map
Cycling routes provide routes along bicycle lanes, bicycle lanes, and bicycle roads suitable for cycling. Altitude changes or street congestion are also taken into account
"Guide" recommends places to eat, meet or explore for you, carefully selected by selected trusted brands
Electric vehicle routes can plan the itinerary for supported electric vehicles, and automatically add charging stations along the way
Congestion zones can help you bypass or pass through congested areas in cities like London or Paris
Speed limit camera can alert you when you are approaching speed limit and red light camera on route
"Refined Location" can provide high-precision location and direction information in urban areas with weak GPS signals
The license plate for China is restricted. Store your license plate safely on the device, and the "map" will navigate you in the city based on your vehicle's eligibility
Light App
Light app is a light version of the app that appears when you need it and focuses on specific tasks; developers can create light apps
Lightweight App design is small and can be used in a few seconds
You can tap the NFC tag, scan the QR code, or find the light app from "Info", "Map" and Safari browser
The recently used light apps are displayed in the "recently added" category of the App resource library. You can download the full version of the app for long-term use
translation
The new "Translate" app is designed for conversations and can work completely offline, keeping your conversations private
The dialogue mode with split screen design includes a microphone button, which can automatically detect which of the selected languages is spoken, and display the transcribed original and translation on the correct side of the screen
The eye-catching mode displays the translation in larger text, which is easy to attract the attention of others
Voice and text translation supports any combination of 11 languages
Siri
The new compact design allows you to seamlessly start the next task while viewing the information on the screen
The expanded knowledge base contains 20 times more information than three years ago
Network answers provide answers to a wider range of questions by using Internet information
Audio messages can be sent via Siri on iOS and CarPlay
New Siri voice and Siri translation support more languages
search for
Find anything in one place: search for quick information such as apps, contacts, files, weather and stock market, common sense questions about people or places, and even quickly start a web search
The "most frequently clicked" result shows the most relevant information, including apps, contacts, knowledge, points of interest and websites
"Quick Launcher" allows you to open an app or website with just a few words
"Type and search" suggestions show more relevant results as soon as you start typing
Web search suggestions can open Safari browser and get the most relevant web results
Search for content in apps such as "mail", "message" and "file"
family
The suggested automation helps you set up automation with one tap
The visual status at the top of the "Home" app shows a summary of accessories that need your attention
Dynamic suggestions for the most relevant accessories and scenes are displayed in the "Home" control of the "Control Center"
"Adaptive lighting" automatically adjusts the color temperature of smart bulbs throughout the day to maximize comfort and productivity
The "facial recognition" of the video camera and doorbell uses the smart technology on the device to let you know who is visiting based on the people marked in your "photo" app and the recent visitors you identified in the "home" app
The "active area" of the video camera and doorbell will only take a video or send you a notification when motion is detected in the defined area
Safari browser
Use a faster JavaScript engine to improve performance
"Privacy Report" can display cross-site trackers blocked by "Smart Anti-Tracking"
Password monitoring can safely screen whether your stored passwords have appeared in data leaks
the weather
The next hour's precipitation map displays the next hour's rain and snow intensity forecast in the United States by minute
Extreme weather information shows certain extreme weather event warnings issued by the government, including tornadoes, winter blizzards and floods (applicable to the United States, Europe, Japan, Canada, and Australia)
AirPods
Spatial audio on AirPods Pro uses dynamic head tracking to spread sound throughout the space, creating an immersive surround sound experience
Automatic device switching to transfer audio between iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Mac
Battery notification lets you know if you want to charge AirPods
privacy
The recording indicator will be displayed when the app accesses the microphone or camera
Now you can share your approximate location instead of precise location with the App
Restricted access to the "Photos" gallery allows you to choose to share only selected photos with the App when the App requests access
App and website developers can now choose to upgrade your existing account to "Sign in with Apple"
Accessibility
"Tap the back" allows you to tap the back of the iPhone to quickly trigger accessibility features
Headphone adjustment can amplify soft sounds and adjust specific frequencies to customize personal listening experience
Sign language highlighting in FaceTime calls can detect that the participant is using sign language and highlight the person in a FaceTime group chat
"Sound recognition" uses smart technology on the device to detect and recognize important sounds such as alarms and remind you through notifications
"Narration recognition" uses device-side smart technology to identify elements on the screen to improve the narration support experience for apps and websites
Image description can read a full sentence description of images and photos in the App and on the website
Text recognition can read the recognized text in images and photos
"Screen recognition" can automatically detect interface controls to help navigate within the App
This update also includes other features and improvements.
App Store
Important details of each app are displayed in a scrollable view that can be browsed, and you can view the games your friends are playing in it
Apple Arcade
"Coming Soon" gives you a glimpse of upcoming Apple Arcade games, and can also be automatically downloaded immediately after release
"View all games" has been optimized and can be sorted and filtered by release date, update, category, handle support, etc.
"Achievements" can be browsed directly in the Apple Arcade tab
"Continue to play" allows you to easily continue playing recently played games on different devices
The Game Center dashboard displays your profile, friends, achievements, leaderboards, etc. All information comes from your game
Augmented Reality
The "location anchor" in ARKit 4 allows the app to place the AR experience at a specific geographic coordinate point
Extended face tracking now supports the new iPhone SE
The video texture in RealityKit allows the App to apply the video to any part of the scene or virtual object
camera
The performance of shooting one by one is improved, the shooting speed of the first photo is accelerated, and the shooting of multiple photos is faster
Quick recording videos can now also be shot in the "Photo" mode of iPhone XS and iPhone XR
Quick switching is supported in "Video" mode, and the video resolution and frame rate can be changed from the "Camera" App
The night mode shooting experience on iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro has been updated, guiding you to keep the lens stable throughout the shooting process, and also provides the option to cancel the shooting
Exposure compensation control allows you to lock the exposure value during the entire camera shooting
Mirror front camera allows you to take selfies consistent with the front camera preview
Improved QR code reading, even if the QR code is small or curved on the object, it can be scanned
CarPlay
Added parking, electric car charging, and fast food ordering categories to supported apps
New wallpaper options
Siri can share arrival time and send audio information
Provide a horizontal status bar for cars equipped with vertical screens
Supports Chinese and Japanese keyboards, enriching users’ options for searching points of interest
FaceTime call
Improved video quality, the resolution can be up to 1080p on iPhone X and subsequent models
The new eye contact feature uses machine learning to fine-tune the position of your eyes and face, making video calls more natural, even if you are looking at the screen instead of the camera
file
Supports external drives encrypted with APFS
health
"Sleep Aid" helps you create sleep aid schedules through apps and shortcuts, such as listening to a relaxing playlist
Custom sleep timer helps you achieve your sleep goals through bedtime reminders and wake-up alarms
Sleep mode minimizes interference during "sleep assistance" and "sleeping" by turning on "do not disturb mode" and simplifying the lock screen content
"Health Checklist" helps you track and manage health and safety functions in one place
The new "Activity" category in the "Health" app includes indicators such as walking speed, bipedal support time, step length, and step asymmetry
Keyboard and international functions
Device-side dictation helps protect your privacy by processing all content completely offline. Dictation in search uses server-based dictation to identify vocabulary you might want to search through the Internet
Search by word or phrase in emoji keyboard
The keyboard can display auto-fill suggestions from the "Contacts", and can suggest email addresses, phone numbers and other information in the App
Added French-German, Indonesian-English, Japanese-Simplified Chinese and Polish-English dictionaries
Simplified Chinese added Wubi input method
Irish Galvin and Norwegian Nynorsk support automatic correction
The redesigned Japanese Kana keyboard makes it easier to enter numbers
"Mail" supports email addresses in non-Latin languages
music
Play and discover favorite music, artists, playlists, and collections in the new "Listen Now" tab
"AutoPlay" can find similar songs and keep the music playing continuously when the song or playlist ends
"Search" now displays your favorite genres and activities of music, and shows useful suggestions as you type
Library filtering helps you find artists, albums, playlists and other items in the library faster
memorandum
Enhanced operation menu allows you to easily lock, scan, top and delete
The "most frequently clicked" in the search shows the most relevant search results
The "sticky notes" list can be collapsed or expanded
Shape recognition allows you to draw perfect lines, arcs and other shapes
Enhanced scan capture makes scans clearer and automatic cropping is more precise
photo
The collection can be filtered and sorted, making it easier to find and organize photos and videos
Pinch and zoom with two fingers to quickly find photos and videos in more places such as "favorites" and "shared albums"
Support for adding descriptions to photos and videos
Live photos taken in iOS 14 or iPadOS 14 can be automatically played back more stably in the "year", "month" and "day" views
Enhanced "Memories" provides more relevant and selected photos and videos for "Memories" movies, and more music options
The redesigned image selector in the app uses the same smart search as in the "Photos" app, which can help you easily find what you want to share
Sprinkler
"Listen Now" is smarter and includes your personal episode queue and new episodes selected for you
reminders
You can assign reminders to your list sharing users
New reminders can be created directly from the list screen without entering a specific list
Smart suggestions allow you to add date, time and location with one tap
Create a personalized list with emoji and new symbols
Smart list can be rearranged or hidden
Set up
Added the option to set the default email and web browser
Shortcut
"Getting Started Shortcut Instructions" allows you to start from the built-in shortcut folder customized for you
Can suggest quick instructions to automate operations based on your usage habits
Folders allow you to organize shortcuts and add them to the home screen as widgets
The compactly designed new shortcut command operation interface allows you to master the related content when using another App
The new automated trigger conditions can be based on running shortcut commands such as emails or messages you receive, battery power, and closing apps
"Sleep-aid Quick Instructions" provides a series of quick instructions for you to relax and help you prepare for a good night's sleep
Voice memo
Folders help you organize "voice memos" recordings
"Personal Collection" allows you to mark the best recordings for quick access later
"Smart Folder" automatically groups Apple Watch recordings, recently deleted recordings, and recordings marked as "Personal Collection"
"Enhanced recording" reduces background noise and room echo
Some features are not available in all regions, nor are they available for all Apple devices.
iOS 14/iPadOS 14 compatibility:
iPhone/iPod Touch：
iPhone 11
iPhone 11 Pro
iPhone 11 Pro Max
iPhone XS
iPhone XS Max
iPhone XR
iPhone X
iPhone 8
iPhone 8 Plus
iPhone 7
iPhone 7 Plus
iPhone 6s
iPhone 6s Plus
iPhone SE (first generation)
iPhone SE (2nd generation)
iPod touch (7th generation)
iPad：
12.9-inch iPad Pro (4th generation)
11-inch iPad Pro (2nd generation)
12.9-inch iPad Pro (third generation)
11-inch iPad Pro (1st generation)
12.9-inch iPad Pro (2nd generation)
12.9-inch iPad Pro (1st generation)
10.5-inch iPad Pro
9.7-inch iPad Pro
iPad (eighth generation)
iPad (7th generation)
iPad (6th generation)
iPad (5th generation)
iPad mini (5th generation)
iPad mini 4
iPad Air (4th generation)
iPad Air (3rd generation)
iPad Air 2